"What Makes A good Children's Book" Part 3 - Settings By Suzy Davies. Copyright 09/21/2016. All Rights Reserved. No Copying.

As a qualified former teacher of English Language and a Literacy Specialist, I have known inner city kids who have never seen the sea, and country kids who have no notion of what living in the city may be like.

Some children have never experienced the vibrancy and energy of a city and its attractions. Others may have never gone fishing for tadpoles, climbed trees, gone blackberry-picking, gone beach-combing, skimmed stones or enjoyed leisure in the countryside or by the sea, among grime, mud and nature.

A good children's book will transport a child to urban, suburban, and country settings, with all the feelings and sensations "as if " they were there, first hand.

A good book, which has a well-paced plot, and a variety of settings, which illuminate the characters to the best advantage, will arouse kid's curiosity, imagination, and interest.

It is imperative that children's books introduce children to diversity, and encourage children to explore the world beyond their immediate surroundings and the confines of "the familiar."

Good books expand the experiential reference points of a child, and gently lead them to new horizons.

Copyright Suzy Davies 09/21/2016. All Rights Reserved. No Copying.